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Supplies:
Eazy felt (12" x 18") - this is
stiffened felt - 1 piece makes 2 notepad holders
Business card magnet (2" x 3 1/2") Rubber cement (to glue magnet on back) 3" x 5" memo pad or 3" x 5" plain scratch pad Vilene or Aqua Magic Wash away stabilizer (for picture opening) Pellon stitch 'n tear stabilizer (or any brand of medium weight tear away) NOTE: See sources for supplies at the bottom of this page |
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| 1 - Stitch the first color on the tear away stabilizer only. | 2 - Place the longer piece of Eazy Felt over the outline just sewn, centered on all sides over the outline. |
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| 3 - Next color tacks the Eazy Felt down. | 4 - Stitch the design until you sew the picture opening outline. |
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| 5 - Remove hoop and trim the Eazy Felt from inside the opening leaving the tearaway stabilizer intact. This will help quide your scissors for a more uniform cut. | 6 - Next, trim away the tear away stabilizer even with the edge of the Eazy Felt you just trimmed away. |
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| 7 - Lay the small piece of Eazy Felt you cut away on a piece of Vilene or Aqua Magic & cut it 1" bigger on all sides. | 8 - Turn hoop over on the back side. Spray the corners of the vilene with adhesive spray & center it over the picture opening. |
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| 9 - Place hoop back on machine and sew the final satin stitch edge of the picture opening. | 10 - Remove hoop & trim the excess Vilene from the inside the picture opening and from outer edge as well. |
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| 11 - Run a warm wet rag along the edges to dissolve the remaining vilene. | 12 - Place a straight edge in between the 2 sewn lines sewn in the middle. Cut a slit across the design with a rotary cutter. |
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| 13 - This shows you what the notepad looks like with the cut line between the two sewn lines. | 14 - Look for the 2 sewn lines that are 1/4" from the top & bottom on the back side of the design. Place your shorter piece of Eazy Felt between the lines so there's an opening to insert the picture & for the notepad to slide through. I slid the Eazy felt to one side so you can see the lines at each end. |
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| 15 - Place hoop back on machine and sew the 2nd to last color which tacks the back piece of felt to the holder. | 16 - The last color sews the decorative edge. When finished, use a straight edge & rotary cutter & trim the felt from all of the edges and your done! |
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Here are samples of what each size looks like finished: |
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 4x4 Hoop The notepad slides through the bottom of the holder & hangs down ~3 1/2". |
 5x7 Hoop The notepad slides through the bottom of the holder & hangs down ~ 1" |
 5 x 8+ hoops The notepad slides through the bottom and hangs even with the bottom. |
SOURCES FOR SUPPLIES:
NOTE PADS - (use 3" x 5" top spiral notepads or plain 3" x
5" white scratch pads)
Walmart - top spiral bound 3"x 5" memo
pads (by Mead, shown above) - comes 3 or 4 to a pack (not sure of price)
Walmart - 3" x 5"
pastel ruled scratch pads (by Ampad) 3 pads/pack @ 98 cents = 33
cents each (colors: yellow, blue, pink)
Office Depot has a 12 pack of white 3" x
5" scratch pads @ 4.49 (12 pads/ pack) = 38 cents each
EAZY FELT
Link for Eazy Felt at Hobby Lobby (12" x
18" - white) @ 99 cents/sheet. See it online here:
Michaels Arts & Crafts stores carries the
12" x 18" Eazy felt and is cheaper @ 79 cents/sheet, but I
could not find it in their online store. The store here
in Evansville, IN sells it for 79 cents a sheet, I
am not sure about other stores.
MAGNETS
Link for business card magnets at Office Depot
(2" x 3 1/2") 25 magnets @ $6.49 = 26 cents each
However, I bought a pack of 50 peel 'n stick
business card magnets (item# mc50) at Office Deport for $10.98 = 22
cents each.
If there is a store where you live they are a little cheaper for the 50 pack. The package says Magna Card business card magnets. They have a website: www.magnacard.com
If there is a store where you live they are a little cheaper for the 50 pack. The package says Magna Card business card magnets. They have a website: www.magnacard.com
RUBBER CEMENT
I recommend using Rubber cement to glue the
magnets to the back of the notepad holders. The self stick adhesive
on the magnets is not strong enough to hold for any length of time. 4
oz bottle of cement at Office Depot @ $1.66.
Cost to make a notepad holder: (approximate
prices)
Magnet
22 cents each
Paper Notepad 33
cents each
Eazy Felt
40 to 50 cents (one sheet makes 2 holders)
Total Cost: $.95 - $1.05
(total does not include cost of thread and stabilizer)